[Saddle-Mounted Cannon]
Unknown
1860s
![[Saddle-Mounted Cannon] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/saddle-mounted-cannon-283463.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
18.9 x 14.8 cm (7 7/16 x 5 13/16 in. )
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 1999
Accession Number
1999.466.3
Tags
Cannons
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...